Holding onto steel is an expensive undertaking. Even at times of increased demand like today, nobody wants to carry more stock than they need. It puts a strain on infrastructure, balance-sheets, transport and staff. More than a decade ago we came up with a solution to this; our Consignment System Software. Consignment is a way […]

With Chinese steel prices on a steady recovery since the Lunar New Year holidays, supply and production allocations have swung firmly towards serving the domestic market.Buyers overseas have meanwhile found it hard to play catch up with Chinese offers, as delays or attempts to be coy with sellers are usually met with unwelcome news the […]

In the UK car sales continue to rise, which like the construction sector is another positive sign that the economy is slowly but surely recovering. In 2012 there was a 5.3% increase in new car registrations with 2 million new cars sold. That’s the highest since 2008. In 2013 this got even better, with 2.26 […]

All machinery, eventually, wears down and needs replacing or refurbishing. After decades of use our Ungerer Heavy Gauge Leveller needed some work to bring it back to full operational capacity. At the same time we had started experiencing increased demand for mill processed plate steel, which made it important for this work be completed to […]

Maintaining sufficient supply levels in the steel industry can be expensive. It is costly to hold onto stock, especially at times like these when there is increased demand, and it can put quite a strain on infrastructure and balance sheets alike. It became clear to us that a solution had to be found which was […]